Abstract and Concrete Nouns

NOUN: ABSTRACT AND CONCRETE

Grade 6

Multiple Choice

The BOARD of directors wanted quarterly profit reports.
BOARD is a(n) ___________________

• Proper noun

• adjective

• Collective noun

• Common noun

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lists contains only common nouns?

• apple, happiness, love
• Paris, river, mountain
• teacher, school, knowledge
• 'dog, city, car'.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains a proper noun and a common noun?

• John loves to read books.
• The cat chased the ball.
• Alice visited the museum.
• The sun is shining brightly.

Learning Objectives

Enable the students to: i. identify and differentiate between concrete and abstract nouns. ii. use abstract and concrete nouns meaningfully in spoken and written contexts. iii. work collaboratively to complete riddle, role-play, and writing-based tasks.

Think-Pair-Share

Imagine I place a box in the middle of your group. Inside this box is something very special — it could be something you can touch… or something you can only feel.” “Each of you — think: what would you put in that invisible box?”

Poll

How many senses are there in a human being?

• 3 (sight, hearing, smell)

• 4 (sight, hearing, smell, touch)

• 5 (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch)

• 1 (hearing)

Detective Nounster Investigates Nouns

Multiple Choice

CASE 1

“Can I eat it? Smell it?”

• concrete
• abstract

Multiple Choice

CASE 2

Can I hold bravery in my hand?

• Concrete

• Abstract

Poll

Group activities

• Station 1: Role-Play – “Concrete vs Abstract Detectives”

  As a group, the students will act out a short scene using the nouns clearly.

• Station 2:
  Mystery Box – “Story Clue Challenge”
  Students pull 5 mystery items or picture cards from the box. Work collaboratively to frame a short story using all five items.

  Underline or highlight the concrete and abstract nouns used in the story.

• Station 3:
  Treasure Hunt – “Riddle Noun Challenge”

  Work in groups to solve riddles that hint at either concrete or abstract nouns. Each group receives a set of riddle cards and must read, guess the noun, identify whether it is concrete or abstract, and then frame a sentence using the noun.

Tic-Tac-Toe

Students choose any 3 tasks in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal). Complete each task by writing on the Tic-Tac-Toe sheet. Use crayons or stickers to mark completed boxes.  Early finishers can attempt the whole board for a bonus challenge.

ASSESSMENT CHECK

Answers

• Childhood – Abstract

• Dentist – Concrete

• Mug – Concrete

• Truth – Abstract

• Kittens – Concrete

• ​Farm – Concrete

• Couch – Concrete

• Ideas – Abstract

• Streamers – Concrete

• Luck – Abstract

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Learning Outcomes

All students will be able to identify and sort concrete and abstract nouns from given examples.

Most students will use both noun types correctly in structured sentences.

Some students will create stories, or scenes using both types of nouns creatively and independently.

Write a short paragraph (6–8 sentences) about a day at school.

• Use at least 3 concrete nouns and 3 abstract nouns.

• Underline the concrete nouns and circle the abstract nouns in your paragraph.

Example starter:
Today was a special day. I felt excited as I entered the classroom with my heavy backpack...